Belgium public holidays 2026

The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Thursday 1 January; the last is Christmas Day on Friday 25 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the Belgium holidays page. Other years: 2027.

Long weekends in 2026

• 3 days: Saturday 4 April – Monday 6 April (Easter Monday)
• 3 days: Friday 1 May – Sunday 3 May (Labor Day)
• 3 days: Saturday 23 May – Monday 25 May (Pentecost Monday)
• 3 days: Friday 25 December – Sunday 27 December (Christmas Day)

Bridge days

Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:

• Take Friday 2 January off → 4 days, Thursday 1 January – Sunday 4 January (New Year's Day)
• Take Friday 15 May off → 4 days, Thursday 14 May – Sunday 17 May (Ascension Day)
• Take Monday 20 July off → 4 days, Saturday 18 July – Tuesday 21 July (National Day)

Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.

Sources

• SPF Emploi — Jours fériés — official list to confirm dates (checked 2026-10-10)
• vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-10)

For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: SPF Emploi — Jours fériés. Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.